Croatian war veterans and citizens celebrate the generals’ acquittal om Zagreb central square in November 2012. Photo EPA ANTONIO BAT 940

epa03473081 Croatian veterans react on the The Hague judgment the International War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) of deliberating Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, as they watch a courtroom broadcast on a screen in downtown Zagreb, 16 November 2012. The appeals chamber of the ICTY on 16 November overturned guilty verdicts against Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac. The generals, who had been sentenced by the ICTY to 24 and 18 years respectively on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, were to be released immediately. Croatia hailed the verdict and street celebrations erupted immediately after it was read. EPA/ANTONIO BAT

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